YOU NEED TO KNOW British journalist Mark Mardell was allegedly kicked off a Turkish Airlines flight due to his Parkinson’s disease “It’s this terrible feeling that you’re so vulnerable, I almost burst into tears about five times,” said the former BBC presenter. The 68-year-old also alleged that he was stranded at the airport for seven … Read more
Thinkstock Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is the second largest investment bank in the world by revenue and is ranked 55th on the Fortune 500 list of the largest US corporations by total revenue. The white glove giant of Wall Street offers financing, advisory services, risk distribution, and hedging for the firm’s institutional and corporate … Read more
The final month of the year begins on Monday, and investors will be looking for a smoother month to ease into the year after shaky November trading saw the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) snap a seven-month winning streak while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) retreated to a 1% record high. On Friday, the markets ended the week … Read more
Black Friday may be officially over, but the gaming deals aren’t completely over just yet. (Many of the best tech deals are still available, too.) This year’s discounts were particularly strong across the board, with big price cuts on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch hardware, games and accessories — and PC gamers weren’t left out either. … Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — English phrases once annoyed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro so much that he urged his State of the Union address audience to phase out words like skatepark and fashion. But as the White House now ponders whether the US military should strike Venezuela, Maduro is embracing English, singing John Lennon’s Imagine, advocating … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW NYC teacher Pedro Soto was feeling under the weather when he decided to go to the doctor After some tests, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes Not wanting to take medication, he reveals the habit he picked up to significantly improve his diagnosis Pedro Soto had a sore throat, so … Read more
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former military officers who served in Argentina’s brutal dictatorship and their families staged a rare rally Saturday to push for the release of fellow officers jailed for human rights abuses committed during the 1976-1983 junta rule. Saturday’s demonstration was seen as a provocation in the country of Nunca Más, the … Read more
With the next US M1E3 Abrams tank going hybrid, it’s no surprise that other countries are following suit or coming up with their own unique designs. South Korea’s K3 concept is a standout, both in composition and aesthetics. It is a next-generation hydrogen-powered “stealth-tank” currently being developed by Hyundai Rotem and the Defense Development Agency … Read more
Famous for bargain electronics and street food, it is one of the largest outdoor markets in the UK. However, the North Weald market, which has operated every Saturday for 30 years on the site of a former RAF airfield in Essex, announced in October that it could lose 100 of its premises, replacing them with … Read more
John McDonnell / Stringer, Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images At the center of President Trump’s contentious plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is not peace: it is profit. Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are negotiating with Russian officials to ensure that US businesses—and Trump’s cronies—are in a position to make … Read more